22 Sep 2025

MO Briefing

22 Sep 2025 · NSE Derivatives Structure

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Posture

Coordinated Contraction

1 session

Instruments aligned in contraction. Structure is coherent.

How to read this

The compass maps the structural posture of the derivatives market. The horizontal axis shows expansion vs contraction. The vertical axis shows coherence vs stress.

The dot marks today's position. The trail shows the past 7 sessions. The posture label describes what the structure is — not where it's going.

Depth panels below show the underlying measurements: positioning breadth, basis stress, range compression, and structural activity.

Depth

Positioning — 640 instruments

17%
50%
22%
Long Buildup 109Short Buildup 317Long Unwind 142Short Cover 61Neutral 11

Structural lean: -0.452(170 expansionary, 459 contractionary)

Basis Stress

Flip stress

0.52x

below baseline

Divergence

0.37x

below baseline

Basis flip stress below baseline (0.52x). Instrument divergence below baseline (0.37x)

Range Compression

Futures

1.80x

elevated · 5 contracts

Equities

0.95x

below baseline · 2248 contracts

Expanded ranges (1.80x baseline)

Recent Path

Fragmented Expansion12
Coordinated Expansion15
Fragmented Expansion16
Coordinated Expansion17
Fragmented Expansion18
Early Contraction19
Coordinated Contraction22

Structural Activity

Active
posture changed|flip stress normal|divergence normal

Transitioned from Early Contraction

Next MO Briefing: Monday 08:30 IST

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